Nancy C. Boyer, PhD, MSW

Senior Research Associate, CPDE

Nancy Boyer, PhD, MSW, has a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in social work and sociology from Boston University. Prior to joining CPDE, Nancy worked in academic and non-profit settings as a researcher and evaluator. Nancy started her career as a geriatric social worker providing therapy to residents of skilled nursing and long-term care facilities and consultation to staff to support individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. She later pursued a doctoral degree focusing her research on aging policy, dementia research, HIV and aging, and caregiving. More recently Nancy was a senior leader at a large global non-profit organization, leading three business units: research and evaluation, equity, diversity and inclusion, and data security. Nancy has over 20 years of experience in research and evaluation, including expertise in mixed-methods research, evaluation design and implementation, learning agenda development (e.g., logic models, theories of change), project management, grant writing, and equity and inclusion.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancycboyer/